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Application Process for Master’s Degrees and Graduate Certificates
Complete the application and submit a resume or curriculum vitae. Both must be submitted for your application to be complete.
Pay the application fee of $50 (U.S.) which can be paid online through CASHNet (International payments can be made using Flywire.) Cash and check are also accepted.
Arrange for official transcripts from each college or university attended to be emailed directly to EMU.
Include three references in your admissions application: one academic, one professional, and one character. Only two letters are required when applying for a graduate certificate. References will be emailed a reference form directly upon application submission. References will be able to submit their reference form directly through the form. Only reference forms received directly from the references will be accepted.
International Applicants
In addition to the above requirements, international students will need to:
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Because the program works with many international students, the admissions committee assesses applicants’ preparedness and fit with the program through transcripts, letters of recommendation, and the essay. (An arts-based option may be accepted in lieu of the essay. Contact cjpadmissions@emu.edu for more details.)
Guidelines and Requirements
Applicants must have an undergraduate degree.* A social science background is preferred but not required. Preference is given to students who have two or three years of paid or voluntary experience - or five years, if applying for the MA in Transformational Leadership - in any type of work that involves making the world more just and less violent. This includes, but is not limited to, community development, social movement organizing, mediation, relief work, restorative justice, working with communities traumatized by injustice or violence, and advocacy. If you want the practical tools and knowledge to help create a more just and equitable world but have been working in an unrelated field, please email the admissions director at cjpadmissions@emu.edu so we can have a conversation about how our programs might meet your goals.
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Submission of GRE scores is neither required nor recommended.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Scholarships are awarded at the time of admission review/acceptance. If you would like to apply for a scholarship, please complete the scholarship essay option, which is included as part of the admission application as soon as possible in order to have that scholarship applied to the next academic year. Our academic year runs from August to June. The initial admission review begins March 1 for the following academic year and is rolling until the beginning of a semester.